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Women’s participation and gender considerations in country representation, planning and reporting to the BRS Conventions
… health and the environment from the negative effects of hazardous pollutants. This Environment and Gender Information … health and the environment from the adverse effects of hazardous chemicals and wastes, a comprehensive, … In some cases, this meant that hazardous chemical waste was shipped to countries in Eastern Europe, Africa and …
The Aarhus Convention:An implementation guide. UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
… is held by public authorities, including information on hazardous materials and activities in their communities, and … engage in particular activities, such as those relating to waste collection. Furthermore, it may cover entities … is held by public authorities, including information on hazardous materials and activities in their communities. 49 …
The Aarhus Convention: An implementation guide. Securing the public's rights through access to information, public participation and Access to justice for a healthy environment
… is held by public authorities, including information on hazardous materials and activities in their communities, and … measures to ensure that no storage or disposal of hazardous materials takes place in the lands or territories … concerned a plant for the treatment of toxic industrial waste, the ECHR held: Breaches of the right to respect for …
Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… of watercourses with ‘heavy’ metals, chemical waste or pesticides and fertilizers. It is also worth … to address the risks resulting from accidents involving hazardous or harmful substances, in addition to risks arising … incineration, chemical treatment and discharge of hazardous waste; large dams and reservoirs; groundwater …
Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… that illicit dumping of toxic and dangerous substances and waste potentially constitutes a serious threat to the human … pollution of the natural environment, such as exposure to hazardous substances in the course of employment. … people, including through addressing risks associated with hazardous development activities, such as mining. National …
Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment
… can also include measures such as authorizing toxic and hazardous facilities in large numbers in communities that are … of the environment, including air and water; pollution, waste, chemicals and other potentially harmful substances … water or other resources, or the storage or disposal of hazardous materials.34 Relocation of indigenous peoples or …
Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change
… water regulation, erosion regulation, water purification, waste regulation, climate regulation, and natural hazard … avoid the potential transboundary impact of the release of hazardous substances shall not be postponed on the ground … environmental practices to reduce inputs of nutrients and hazardous substances from agriculture and other diffuse …
Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework
… is held by public authorities, including information on hazardous materials and activities in their communities, and … Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 (Tas); Waste Minimisation Act 2001 (ACT); Environment Protection Act … is held by public authorities, including information on hazardous materials and activities in their communities, and …
Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor
… may include but are not limited to: artificial housing; waste removal; health care; protection from predators; and … Natural resource damage provisions of the US oil spill and hazardous waste law, for instance, tie damages to the cost of … include wildlife. If any are damaged by the release of hazardous waste or an oil spill, anyone who generated, …